Siblings!!

I am a really lucky girl. Even though I live across the country from my family I have seen 3 of my 4 siblings in the past 3 weeks. Irene flew up at the end of July.

Then we drove to Idaho to see Marie, and we all went to Jackson Hole.
I was so excited... can you tell?!?!
But shh... mostly I was excited to see my brother Stephen, my favorite person in the world... he was here when I got back from San Diego. 
I'm sorry... you probably have great siblings but mine are the best. No battle. 

The Beach and Sea World

Beach Hair!! Something I haven't had for 3 years! It's horrible... but I kind of miss it! 
Not many things better than laying out on the beach.
I heart California.
this cute seal was posing for me. I wanted to hug it.
An amazing sunset at sea world!

Chargers Game and Balboa Park

While I was in town I got to attend the first Chargers game!!! It has been SO LONG since I've been to an NFL game. I still maintain the Utes are just as good...if not better! ;-) This was only a preseason game but they played the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle Won. It didn't matter because the game was so much fun to attend... except for the cranky lady behind us who threatened to call security when we jumped to our feet at an exciting play and stood for a good minute. Apparently she thought you weren't allowed to stand at games. I wonder how much she had had to drink?

At Balboa Park. The museum of man is an anthropology museum. I really enjoyed it but they could have turned on the a/c. I thought I was going to pass out at times.

Botanical Gardens at Balboa Park. 

Still at Balboa Park.

Desert Gardens.... he stepped on cactus I suppose.
Rose Garden.

USS Midway

Ever since I dated a boy who attended the United States Naval Academy I developed an affinity for all things Navy. I ended the relationship, not because of him, but because long distance just didn't work for me. So, naturally while in San Diego I had to go visit the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier. What I thought would be a 2 hour tour turned into 5 hours and I only left because my body was begging to be nourished. Please enjoy a few of my favorite pictures.  

Welcome Aboard!
I love Navy!
The top portion of the aircraft carrier.
WOW!! I can't even imagine what all those buttons do! There were about 10 x's more than what is pictured.
Boss and Mini... it seemed fitting to take a picture.
Well... I will always text and drive... even if it is an aircraft carrier!

Welcome To San Diego

I flew to San Diego to spend a long weekend with these two men, with the same name. 

While there, my camera died several times. I think I came back with 500+ pictures.  This was taken with an iphone so the quality isn't that great....but still really decent for a phone. That's why I love Apple. 

we went back later to take more pictures but the gates were closed. We couldn't walk around. These are from the gate.

If you ever want to know where my love of motorcycles comes from... this picture should tell you from who and for what. He took me on a ride on his R1. Amazing.

San Diego sky line.

It's Been A While

Hello All!!! It's been a while! I am currently sipping on herbal tea here at starbucks and using the internet. I have to tell you.... I am proud of my decision to go internetless for a while. This is the second time I've been on the internet since July 30th. (well... if you don't count checking email and google reader from my phone)  Do you know how much you can get done or how early you can go to sleep if you are not wasting your time on the internet? Also, I paid $5 and I can get 2 hours of free internet a day for a month as opposed to paying $40 for internet service at home. Sweet. 

Welp,  I suppose I should do a bit of catching up. Thank you all who have been praying for me and my health. I haven't been to the hospital in almost two weeks now and I think that is a great accomplishment! I know everyone wants to know what the Dr's said but we could be here for a while if I started to list everything. Long story short I think I have a shelf life of 25 years because everything started to break down at once. I take more medicine everyday than your grandmother more than likely...or at least as much. The good news is that I should be able to stop in a few months. There is one lingering problem.... but it isn't a problem yet. It just has the potential to be really bad...so... if you can remember to say a prayer for me every once in a while still... I would appreciate it. 

Also, I went on vacation last weekend!!! It came just in time too!!! I had been planning on going to San Diego Aug 13- 19th but wasn't sure if I would be able to with all the illness going on and random hospital visits. Well... my last Dr's visit was the afternoon of the 13th and then I headed straight to the airport. I had a few pains here and there right after I landed in Southern California but nothing pain killers didn't take care of. I think being on vacation, the beach, and with my best friend has healing powers beyond those of a Dr.  I was really sad to leave and welled up with tears when Matthias dropped me off at the airport. Thank goodness my brother came to my rescue! He happened to be in Utah when I got back and I drove straight from the airport to Provo to pick him up. I literally ran to him and jumped in his arms when I saw him.  There are three men in my life who all other men will always be judged against because no one is as wonderful as they are: My father, Matthias, and my brother. What a wonderful blessing to have spent 8 straight days with 2 of those men! 

Well, I think that's about it. I am sure there is much more going on but that's what I will leave you with for now. To keep this post shorter I will post pictures separately.